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a medication order written by a physician on admission of a patient to the hospital; may or may not include a medication order
Admitting Order
a secure, locked storage cabinet of designated drugs on a nursing unit whose software can track the dispensing and administration of each dose of medication to each patient
automated medication dispensing system (AMDS)
a daily printout of all patient profiles
Cart fill list
also known as the Pharmacist in Charge (PIC) the chief executive officer of the hospital pharmacy department
Director of Pharmacy
an order written by a physician that provides take-home instructions, including prescribed medications and doses, for a discharged patient
discharge order
a list of approved medications for use within the hospital; this list is approved by the P&T Committee
drug formulary
computerized health information record to share patient information among authorized healthcare providers to better coordinate health care
Electronic Health Record (EHR)
an online record chart documents the administration time of each drug to each patient by a nurse using barcode technology
eMAR
medications stocked in a secured area at each nursing patient care station or floor
floor stock
a specialty pharmacy set up particularly to serve home healthcare dispensing
home infusion pharmacy
a patient's medications brought from home to continue use while in hospital
Home Medications
a committee of the hospital that ensures that appropriate protection is provided to patients using investigational drugs; sometimes referred to as the Human Use Committee
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
documentation by the nurse upon admission to the hospital
intake record
a centralized pharmacy service that prepares IV, TPN, and hazardous preparations in a ster-ile, cleanroom work environment
IV admixture
a drug used in clinical trials that has not yet been approved by the FDA for use in the general population, or a drug used for non-approved indications
investigational drug
an independent governing body that sets standards for quality patient care and safety in hospitals and other healthcare facilities; this organization is responsible for the accreditation of hospitals
The Joint Commission
a hard copy or digital legal document chat contains the clinical information that a hospital collects in-house and consists of patient identifying demographics, hospital room number, physician notes, problem list, medication orders and list, nursing assessments, and discharge
medical chart
a prescription written in the hospital setting
medical chart
a drug not included on the hospital's drug formulary
Nonformulary drug
the minimum restock and maximum reorder levels for each drug on each nursing unit
par levels
a committee of the hospital that reviews, approves, and revises the hospital's formulary of drugs and maintains the drug use policies of the hospital
Pharmacy and Therapeutics (P&T) Committee
an area of the inpatient pharmacy that houses frequently prescribed formulary drugs in commercially available unit dose packaging, thus allowing efficient medication cart filling by more than one technician
Pick station
an online or written, step-by-step set of instructions for pharmacists and technicians alike on all operations within the pharmacy department
policy and procedures manual
a system of proce-dures, activities, feedback, and oversight that ensures that operational and quality standards are consistently met
Quality Assurance (QA)
a medication order that is to be filled and sent to the patient care unit immediately
STAT order